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Middle English
Etymology
From oure, with influence from min and þin.
Pronoun
ouren (nominative we)
- First-person plural possessive pronoun: ours, of us.
Descendants
See also
Middle English personal pronouns
|
|
|
nominative
|
accusative
|
dative
|
genitive
|
possessive
|
| singular
|
1st person
|
I, ich, ik
|
me |
min
mi1 |
min
|
| 2nd person
|
þou
|
þe |
þin
þi1 |
þin
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| 3rd person
|
m
|
he |
him
hine2 |
him |
his |
his
hisen
|
| f
|
sche, heo |
hire
heo
|
hire |
hire
hires, hiren
|
| n
|
hit |
hit
him2 |
his, hit |
—
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| dual3
|
1st person
|
wit
|
unk
|
unker
|
| 2nd person
|
ȝit
|
inc
|
inker
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| plural
|
1st person
|
we
|
us, ous |
oure |
oure
oures, ouren
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| 2nd person4
|
ye
|
yow |
your |
your
youres, youren
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| 3rd person
|
inh.
|
he |
hem
he2 |
hem |
here |
here
heres, heren
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| bor.
|
þei
|
þem, þeim |
þeir |
þeir
þeires, þeiren
|
1 Used preconsonantally or before
h.
2 Early or dialectal.
3 Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third person dual forms in Middle English.
4 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd person singular.
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